Philips HD4671 User Manual

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Introduction

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General description (Fig. 1)

A Lid

B Lid release button

C Water level indicator

D On/off switch (I/O) with power-on light

E Mains cord

F Cord storage facility

G Base

H Scale filter

I Spout

Important

Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for future

reference.

Danger

- Do not immerse the appliance or the base in water or any other liquid.

Warning

- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local mains

voltage before you connect the appliance.

- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord, the base or the appliance

itself is damaged.

- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service

centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a

hazard.

- This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with

reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and

knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning

use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the

appliance.

- Keep the mains cord out of the reach of children. Do not let the mains cord

hang over the edge of the table or worktop on which the appliance stands.

Excess cord can be stored in or around the base of the appliance.

- Keep the mains cord, the base and the kettle away from hot surfaces.

- Do not place the appliance on an enclosed surface (e.g. a serving tray), as this

could cause water to accumulate under the appliance, resulting in a hazardous

situation.

- Hot water can cause serious burns. Be careful when the kettle contains hot

water.

- Do not touch the body of the kettle during and some time after use, as it gets

very hot. Always lift the kettle by its handle.

- Never fill the kettle beyond the maximum level indication. If the kettle has

been overfilled, boiling water may be ejected from the spout and cause scalding.

- Do not open the lid while the water is heating up or boiling. Be careful when you

open the lid immediately after the water has boiled: the steam that comes out of

the kettle is very hot.

- This rapid-boil kettle can draw up to 13 amps from the power supply in your

home. Make sure that the electrical system in your home and the circuit to which

the kettle is connected can cope with this level of power consumption. Do not

let too many other appliances draw power from the same circuit while the kettle

is being used.

- Only use the kettle in combination with its original base.

Caution

- Do not connect the appliance to an external switching device such as a timer

and do not connect it to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the

utility. This prevents a hazard that could be caused by inadvertent resetting of the

thermal cut-out.

- Always place the base and the kettle on a dry, flat and stable surface.

- The kettle is only intended for boiling water. Do not use it to heat up soup or

other liquids or jarred, bottled or tinned food.

- Never fill the kettle below the 1-cup level to prevent it from boiling dry.

- Depending on the hardness of the water in your area, small spots may appear

on the heating element of your kettle when you use it. This phenomenon is

the result of scale build-up on the heating element and on the inside of the

kettle over time. The harder the water, the faster scale builds up. Scale can occur

in different colours. Although scale is harmless, too much scale can influence

the performance of your kettle. Descale your kettle regularly by following the

instructions given in chapter ‘Descaling’.

- Some condensation may appear on the base of the kettle. This is perfectly

normal and does not mean that the kettle has any defects.

- This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such

as:

- staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

- farm houses;

- by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

- bed and breakfast type environments.

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Boil-dry protection

This kettle is equipped with boil-dry protection. This device automatically switches

off the kettle if it is accidentally switched on when there is no water or not enough

water in it. Lift the kettle from its base and fill it with water to reset boil-dry

protection. The kettle is now ready for use again.

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields

(EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the

appliance is safe to use based on scientific evidence available today.

Before first use

Remove stickers, if any, from the base or the kettle.

Place the base on a dry, flat and stable surface.

To adjust the length of the cord, wind part of it round the reel in the base.

Pass the cord through one of the slots in the base. (Fig. 2)

Rinse the kettle with water.

Fill the kettle with water up to the maximum level and let the water boil once

(see chapter ‘Using the appliance’).

Pour out the hot water and rinse the kettle once more.

Using the appliance

Fill the kettle with water. You can fill the kettle either through the spout or

through the open lid. (Fig. 3)

- To open the lid, press the lid release button (Fig. 4).

- Close the lid before you switch on the kettle.

Make sure that the lid is properly closed to prevent the kettle from boiling dry.